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Secrets – 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History

Week #22 – Secrets

Week 22. Secrets. Describe something about yourself that won’t be found on any record 100 years from now.

This challenge runs from Saturday, May 28, 2011 through Friday, June 3, 2011.

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Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week’s challenge:

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights about their own lives for future descendants. You do not have to be a blogger to participate. If you do not have a genealogy blog, write down your memories on your computer, or simply record them on paper and keep them with your files.

About Thomas MacEntee

What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional who’s also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.
Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.”
Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration. Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success.

2 thoughts on “Secrets – 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History”

Although Amy intended the “secrets” prompt to encourage we bloggers to discuss things about ourselves that family researchers 100 years in the future won’t know from looking at the official documents, I decided to use it as a springboard for exploring family secrets in general. Still, her idea was so good that I couldn’t resist slipping in a couple of my gentler “secrets” at the end of my blog post, however (such as my “biker chick” days). Thank you, Amy!